Paper 2 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665 DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

Paper 2 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

 

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSION

1. The paper must be typed. 2. Do NOT include a title. 3. Place your name, date, and course and section numbers in the header of the paper on one

line.

4. Make sure to save your paper with the following file name: [your last name] Paper 2.

Example: Bohorquez Paper 2.docx.

If you are working with Microsoft Word, you generally don’t have to worry about adding

the .docx at the end of the document name.

5. You must submit your paper in a format that is compatible with

Microsoft Word. If I have difficulty reading your paper because of the

format in which it was submitted, I will consider your paper as not

submitted. Though pdf files are compatible with MS Word, the conversion process makes the files very difficult to read. Please do NOT submit your paper as a pdf.

6. Submit this as an attachment to Blackboard. I will not accept hard copies or e-mail submissions of your paper. Make sure that you know how to and can submit to

Blackboard before the deadline.

7. The length of the paper MUST be at least the minimum. Only use words in the body of the paper toward word count. Click on the following link for information on setting up

word count on MS Word: Word Count

8. You must also have at least 2 relevant and explanatory quotes from the

primary text with which we have worked.

9. When referring to Plato please use parenthetical citations in MLA format. Make sure

to use marginal pages, if possible. Right-click on the link for MLA format info: MLA format.

10. The length of the paper MUST be at least the minimum. Only use words in the body of the paper toward word count. Click on the following link for information on setting up

word count on MS Word: Word Count

11. Make sure to include a Works Cited section or page. 12. Include the grading criteria table (on the following page) at the end of your document.

 

Write a 650 to 900-word paper responding to the topic below. This

assignment is due Monday, February 25, 2019 at 11:30 am. Submit this

to Blackboard.

 

Euthyphro attempts to justify his actions by resorting to his religious knowledge and

belief. Socrates argues that such a justification is misguided. At 11e – 12d of the

Euthyphro, Socrates gets Euthyphro to agree that piety is a part of justice. Using an

evaluation of the various alternative descriptions of the relationship between justice and

piety, clearly explain why this must be the proper relationship between justice and piety.

(You must discuss the Venn diagrams). Then consider how ONE of the following

 

 

Paper 2 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

 

passages serves to support the conclusion of the Venn diagrams: 10a-11b (Euthyphro’s

Dilemma) or 8c-9a (The Wrongdoer Passage). Your analysis of Plato should not provide

a summary of the various definitions that Euthyphro gives to define piety that Socrates

invalidates.

 

To respond to this assignment adequately you must use textual references. You should strive for

at least 2 quotes from Plato.

 

Grading Criteria

The following is the grading rubric I will use to assess your paper:

A zero is assessed in each category for absence of any discussion of the relevant category. Mere

mention of an issue does NOT count as discussion of it. In each category, poor performance is

assessed the lowest score; adequate performance the second score; and excellent performance the

highest score.

 

Did you provide a clear explanation of EITHER the

wrongdoer passage (8d-e) or Euthyphro’s dilemma passage

(10a-11b)? 0, 3, 6, 9

Did you clearly describe and explain why the justice-piety

relationships were faulty?

Relationship 1

0, 1, 2, 3

Relationship 2 0, 1, 2, 3 Relationship 3 0, 1, 2, 3 Relationship 4 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly describe and explain how Relationship 5

addressed the weaknesses of the previous four relationships? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you clearly identify your position relative to the

assignment, i.e., clear thesis? 0, 1, 2, 3

Did you provide relevant textual support? 0, 1, 2, 3 Did you provide clear and tenable explanations of textual

evidence? 0, 1, 2, 3

Writing mechanics* 0, 1, 2, 3

TOTAL out of 36

*I consider the following for this part of your grade: * Is your paper the specified length of the assignment? * form (appropriateness for assignment);

Does your paper have an intro, sufficient body paragraphs, and a conclusion? * organization (order of paragraphs, central idea of each paragraph); * language (appropriate to the topic, assignment, discipline);

Is your paper generally free of grammatical and spelling mistakes and typos? Is the style of writing appropriate to this kind of paper? Are your quotes adequately and correctly cited?

* discussion (establishing connections between focus, evidence, and your own ideas);

 

 

Paper 2 Spring 2019 Intro to Ethics Phil 2305 CRN: 24665

 

Do you consistently and clearly explain how each issue or topic relates the prior or following issues and the rest of the paper?

 

100 Pt Scale Letter Grade Rubric Points

100-93 A 36 – 35

92-90 A- 34 – 33

89-87 B+ 32 – 31

86-83 B 30-29

82-80 B- 28-27

79-77 C+ 26-25

76-73 C 24-20

72-70 C- 19-17

69-67 D+ 16-13

66-63 D 12-10

62-60 D- 5-9

59 F 0-4